lucky. by anne sebold. she also wrote the lovely bones. lucky is an interesting memoir detailing her rape while at university, and the turmoil that followed. we see the emotional problems which she didn't really understand or confront until 10 or 15 years later. the impact on her family. the way it affected her relationships with men and women. the people who supported her. the unpleasantness of the "fame" on campus. the violence of the rape is captured in detail as are her feelings as she's experiencing it. the questionable or not ways she dealt with the situation. the trial. all of this is explored alongside her developing sense of herself as a writer...university courses, and activities afterward. she studied with some great writers, including tobias wolff, and in many ways this book is written in the style of this mentor, as she exposes herself and her memories in such raw detail.